{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"crowdspring Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog","author_name":"Ross Kimbarovsky","author_url":"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/author\/ross\/","title":"12 Questions: Meet Denis Wong (Singapore) - crowdspring Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"O14Kzis0Pb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/12-questions-meet-denis-wong-singapore\/\">12 Questions: Meet Denis Wong (Singapore)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/12-questions-meet-denis-wong-singapore\/embed\/#?secret=O14Kzis0Pb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;12 Questions: Meet Denis Wong (Singapore)&#8221; &#8212; crowdspring Blog\" data-secret=\"O14Kzis0Pb\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community &#8211; in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly &#8211; activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build something very special, and we&#8217;ll take notice. We&#8217;re very proud to feature Denis Wong (crowdSPRING username: entz) today. Denis lives and works in Singapore. 1. Please tell us about yourself. My name is Denis (aka entz) and I\u2019m a 27 years old male, born in the island of Mauritius. I bet you guys don\u2019t even know where that place is. Well, it\u2019s on the planet\u00a0Mars, and I\u2019m an alien! Actually, it\u2019s a small island in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Mauritius is a pretty laid back place and yes, that\u2019s where the DODO (extinct bird) lived. It\u2019s a great place for a getaway or honeymoon. I\u2019m currently living and working in Singapore. It&#8217;s been quite a drastic change.\u00a0The pace in Singapore is\u00a0ten times faster! How did I end up in Singapore? I came to Singapore\u00a0to study Visual Communication (advertising and graphic design) and stayed\u00a0because the design scene and opportunities are better than on Mauritius. I started in an ad agency, am now doing freelancing and I\u2019m loving every second of it! I don\u2019t need to apply for annual leave if I want to go on a holiday! To sum it up, I\u2019m living a much better lifestyle now. 2. How did you start out as a designer? I think I started when I was 6 years old. No! I think it was 9! Hold on a minute! Or was it 10? hmm..\u00a0 I can\u2019t remember exactly when but I drew a lot. I really like those robots comic movies like Transformers, Bioman and so on. I used to draw robots in a 3d shapes, boxy style. Here\u2019s my story about how I started professionally.\u00a0I learned about graphic design just\u00a0one year before coming to Singapore to study. I always wanted to be an architect. I dreamt about designing skyscrapers.\u00a0In 1999, a very good friend\u00a0came back from South Africa with a Masters in Design. At first I didn\u2019t know what graphic design was. So he tried to help me understand and\u00a0from what I understood, a graphic designer\u00a0wears t-shirts and jeans or shorts\u00a0and goes to work in an office to draw on a computer! That\u2019s the career I wanted!\u00a0 My friend\u00a0taught me how to use Macromedia Freehand and Adobe Photoshop. Those were very useful during my study years. So in\u00a02000 I enrolled in Temasek Polytechnic Design School to pursue a Diploma in Visual Communication. That\u2019s when I really discovered the world of design and enjoyed my 3 years of studies. That was the only time that studying was fun for me. My first job was in an ad agency. I still remember the interview with the creative director. I specifically told him that I didn\u2019t want to.."}